Making an old fashioned

I won’t lie to you.  I’ve been looking forward to writing this post.  The old fashioned is without a doubt my favorite cocktail.  I started drinking them when I was younger and lived in Wisconsin.  In Wisconsin the old fashioned is a much different cocktail than what is shown pictured above.  For one there’s typically…

Making a mint julep

Ah yes – the mint julep.  A drink that when made properly can’t be beat on a hot summer day.  Made poorly and it tastes like someone put bourbon and lettuce in a blender and then froze it.  Well – maybe not that…. but they do taste awful when not made properly.  What’s baffling is…